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A neo-noir romance and a sweeping historical look at a Sicilian village were among the foreign language films earning Golden Globe nominations on Tuesday, hoping to boost recognition in the United States.

Austrian director Michael Haneke's grim yet glorious study of guilt, distrust and malice, "The White Ribbon," walked away with top honors at the 2009 European Film Awards in Bochum, Germany.

Leading light of social-realist British cinema receives accolade from Eric Cantona who hails 'genius' director 'The sad fact is that most of the films we are celebrating tonight won't be seen in large areas of Europe,' Loach commented after receiving the award.

The White Ribbon , Michael Haneke 's film about a small German village that, in the year leading up to World War I, experiences a series of odd, brutal, and mysterious crimes, earned top honors at the European Fim Awards on Saturday earning Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenwriter.

Austrian director Michael Haneke's "The White Ribbon," a chilling exploration of the roots of Nazi terror, dominated the European Film Awards on Saturday, winning three prizes including best film.

Xavier Dolan, seen here in J'ai tuA© ma mA re , wrote, directed, starred in and produced the film, his feature debut.

Before offering my list of the immortal ten, a few more words in reaction to the reaction to " Inglourious Basterds ," which I reviewed this summer.

Over the last decade, those who didn't want to go big or go home often wound up reading subtitles on the big screen.

A celebration of all things Hollywood it may be, but when it comes to the race for the foreign-language film Academy Award, the kudocast begins to resemble another globally televised, multinational event: the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics.

These are films that had an impact. They shocked, dismayed and provoked. They unsettled people.

"The White Ribbon" is masterful filmmaking, but truth be told, it's not a movie that mainstream audiences in the U.S. will likely flock to or be particularly entertained by.

London. A film by controversial Austrian director Michael Haneke has been voted best film of the decade by "The Times". The disturbing 2005 "CachA©" starring Juliette Binoche and Daniel Auteuil - which was released as "Hidden" on English-spea- king markets - topped the London newspaper's "Top 100 Films of the Noughties" list.

Let the arguments begin. The best films of the decade are, in my opinion, as follows.

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Festival of European film "Cinedays" opens Friday at the Frosina Cinema within the Youth Cultural Center.

Russell Smith Published on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 5:43PM EST T he one sure way to ascertain the fundamental direction of person's artistic sensibilities is to ask her what she thinks of the films of Michael Haneke.

Those who have attended the The EU Film Festival know that it's all about the movies.

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Ahead of the release of Michael Haneke 's Palm D'or winning The White Ribbon this Friday in the UK and on December 30th in the US, we have the exclusive unveiling of a new online scene from the film to tempt you with.

Absolutely extraordinary and easily arriving in the top 5 movies of the year. How do you begin to describe this film? Show in black and white, in German, over two and half hours long and depicting a small village on the eve of World War 1.... that's enough perhaps to put some off.